Voicing African Voices

Author

Bongasu Tanla Kishani

Bongasu Tanla Kishani was born at Kïtiïùwuàm in Nso’, Cameroon. A leading Cameroonian poet and teacher by profession, he is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Yawunde 1, Cameroon. In 1990 the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) short-listed and awarded the first position to his published collection of poems, Konglanjo (Spears of Love without Ill-fortune) (1988). Besides publishing in several National and International Journals and Reviews like ABBIA (Cameroon), Preàsence Africaine (Paris), Loquitur (Rome), Bongasu Tanla Kishani has also published another enriching collection of his poems, entitled Kpuà e Goè’ e Njeèm (1998) in literate Laâm Nso’.

Literature Poetry

Konglanjo

by Bongasu Tanla Kishani

This collection of poems evolves as a network and satellite of an expressive pursuit of justice with a difference. For, though this poetry simultaneously…

Literature Poetry

A Basket of Kola Nuts

by Bongasu Tanla Kishani

Bold, original and stimulating in its inspirational insights, A {Basket of Kola} Nuts explores Cameroon’s cultures as remarkable pivots of moral rectitude and such…

The mission of Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (Langaa RPCIG) is to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa. This is achieved by conducting research, providing training in research and writing, and publishing and promoting African scholarship and creative writing. Langaa, not set up for monetary profit-making, is supported by founding members and other contributors, financial grants and efforts of volunteers. Langaa is physically located in Bamenda and Buea (Cameroon), although its members and volunteers operate from different parts of the world. So far, Langaa has published over 500 titles, mainly on Cameroon, but also on other African countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outstanding scholars and ordinary people familiar with the Cameroonian and African context provide editorial guidance. Each manuscript is systematically reviewed before a publication decision. Peer reviews, reader reports, and editorial changes are stored as evidence of the rigour of Langaa ’s processes.

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